Litovel

Litovel
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname: Venice of Hanakia
Country	Moravia
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
Commune	Litovel
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Coordinates
Area	46.39 km2 (17.91 sq mi)
Population	9,924
Density	214 / km2 (554 / sq mi)
First mentioned	1270
Mayor	Zdeněk Potužák
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	78401
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Litovel
Website: www.mestolitovel.cz/

Litovel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪtovɛl]; German: Littau) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 10,000 inhabitants. Litovel lies in Upper-Morava Vale (Czech: Hornomoravský úval), 233 metres above the sea level. Thanks to its rich history Litovel has many historical monuments.

Demographics

Year	1971	1980	1990	2000	2004	2012
Population (December 31 )	5,884	12,611	11,644	9,926	10,068	9,835

Source: Czech Statistical Office

Monuments

Town Hall

The Town Hall lies on Přemysl Otakar Square. The City bought the building in 1557 and the town council moved in. It was reconstructed in 1572 and the Town Hall tower, 72 metres tall, was built over Nečíz, one of the many branches of river Morava that runs underneath the square.

Plague column

A plague column stands near the Town Hall. It was constructed by Václav Render in 1724 in memory of the plague epidemic in 1714. The pillar is decorated with seven statues of plaque patrons and The Holy Virgin on the top.

Bridge of Saint John

The Bridge of Saint John (Czech: Svatojánský most) is a stone bridge over the river Morava. It was constructed in 1592, and it is the third oldest bridge in the Czech Republic (and the oldest stone bridge in Moravia).

Industry

There is a brewery in Litovel.

Pro-Ject brand turntables and audio equipment are manufactured in Litovel.

Former transmitter

West of Litovel at 49°42'38" N and 17°3'23" E there was a transmitting facility with three guyed masts each 220 metres tall, which were arranged in a row [http:// www.mrakodrapy.xf.cz/stozary.htm]. The facility might have used for jamming programmes of Radio Free Europe on 720 kHz. The masts of the station were demolished, but the buildings are still in place.

Administrative parts

Villages Březové, Chudobín, Myslechovice, Nasobůrky, Nová Ves, Rozvadovice, Savín, Tři Dvory, Unčovice and Víska are administrative parts of Litovel.

People

• Gustav Tschermak von Seysenegg, father of Erich

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Twin towns — Sister cities

Litovel is twinned with:

• Revúca, Slovakia
• Wieliczka, Poland
• Littau, Switzerland

External links

• Municipal website (cz, en)
• Folklore group Hanačka from Litovel

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